UK Regulators Impose Additional Restrictions on Microsoft and Activision Blizzard

Issues about cloud gaming have resulted within the Competitors and Markets Authority blocking Microsoft’s plan to accumulate Activision Blizzard within the UK. The authority has imposed extra restrictions on each corporations, which embrace acquiring written consent from the CMA earlier than investing within the different’s growth studios, buying an curiosity in one other enterprise that holds an curiosity within the different firm, or holding an possibility to accumulate an curiosity in both. In the meantime, the UK authorities is introducing “smarter regulation” aiming to cut back pink tape for companies and create a extra aggressive atmosphere. Nonetheless, Microsoft and Activision Blizzard are usually not explicitly talked about on this proposal. Microsoft plans to attraction the choice whereas hiring high-level authorized energy, following antitrust warnings in different areas.

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